intercourse
Communication between people
Intercourse is interaction or communication between people or groups: diplomatic intercourse between nations, social intercourse at the party.
The word now most commonly means sexual intercourse—the physical act of sex, especially penetration: They had intercourse.
The sexual sense has largely overtaken the older meaning of general exchange or dealings.
Sexual joining of bodies
- copulationSexual joining of bodies
- lovemakingSexual intercourse between partners
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
- sexReproductive category or act
carnal knowledge · consummation · coupling · fornication · procreation · conjugal relations · coition · bedding
Casual social interaction
- associationGroup with shared aim
- dealingsBusiness interactions conducted
- contactCommunication or physical touch
- relationsConnections or dealings
networking · fellowship · acquaintance · engagement · socialization · fraternization · mixing · connection
Exchange of spoken ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- discussionExchange of ideas
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
talk · speech · parley · colloquy · deliberation · consultation · confabulation · tête-à-tête
coitus
Sexual joining of bodies
- copulationSexual joining of bodies
- lovemakingSexual intercourse between partners
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
sex · carnal knowledge · consummation · coupling · fornication · procreation · conjugal relations · coition · bedding · union
mingling
Casual social interaction
- associationGroup with shared aim
- dealingsBusiness interactions conducted
- contactCommunication or physical touch
relations · networking · fellowship · acquaintance · engagement · socialization · fraternization · mixing · connection · commerce
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- discussionExchange of ideas
correspondence · talk · speech · parley · colloquy · deliberation · consultation · confabulation · tête-à-tête · rapport
commerce
Exchange of goods, services
- tradeExchange of commodities
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- dealingsBusiness interactions conducted
transactions · traffic · business · trading
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- sex edsex education, sex ed, puberty, consent education, contraception
- sexualitysexual orientation, sexual behavior, erotica, sexual identity, bisexual
- intimacykiss, hug, embrace, closeness, snuggling
- STIschlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, herpes, syphilis
intercourseabstinence
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
celibacy · chastity · virginity · continence · asexuality
intercourseisolation
Complete separation from others
solitude · seclusion · disconnection · estrangement · alienation
- sexual intercourseBodily union between partners
- anal intercoursePenetration of the rectum
- social intercourseContact between individuals